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; f The Sttrtaeman. Sateen, Oregon, ScdnrdoT fcmucrT T THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY ; ! CHI. A RPBAOUE Editor and Fublbbcr ' t Ike pasta fflot at filf. flklkM mrji'Mntai. TheU.STakeiaSland - The United State finally has wne fort of a foreign policy for the far east. Now that a stand baa been taken, let us stand loyally behind it. I. 'The most pressing of the two great questions 1a Asia has been answered.' President Truman bad to decide what to do about Formosa; he has decided to keep out of the fight between the Chinese communists and our old allies, Chiang Kai-Shek's nationalists. This is not a do-nothing policy.' A do-nothing or sit-on-the-fence policy is what we had put up until, now. Now we have a definite non-intervention policy. It is the wis est course of action in a dilemma which closely resembled the classic position between the devil and the deep blue sea. At least we are no long er at sea. ' ' V. !'.; , . , w- The second urgent question is whether or not to recognize Mao's government and thereby to tally abandon the nationalist. Washington has made no official declaration but Truman's state ment on Formosa practically assures that tht U-S will make the obvious diplomatic gestures. Those who wanted to continue stalling and those who -definitely advocated continued aid (including American men -and arms to Formosa) to the nationalists and who opposed recognizing Mao are quite upset about Truman's decision. 7They are particularly offended because the White House did not ask their advice. U.S. po licy for Asia is not a bipartisan effort; it is an administration fait accompli. The fact that one republican faction (Taft, Wherry, Hoover et al) ' doesn't like it, doesn't change it. But the fad that they don't like it may en danger the bipartisan foreign policy concept and that's unfortunate. Even ii the republicans did not have their say in official meetings, they amply expressed their opinions via the press. They should therefore accept the new policy for what it is: a national stand without partisan considerations . . " . It is essential in a democracy for every side to' present its- views on important issues while decisions are In the making. But once they are' made, it is essential in a democracy for its citi- tens, no matter what their political bias in dom estic affairs, to present a united front to the world. . Result of U; S. Aid to Greece The news that the anti-communist Greek gov ernment collapsed Thursday was almost inaud ible among all the noisy headlines about the state of the union here and the state ol -disunion in the Jar east, : i '.'.- In fact, what little information has come out of Greece has , been buried in the inside pages evjfr since the war there ended. You'd think Americans would be more interested in the out cetne of their -multi-million dollar Investment In that .Mediterranean country. ; Everyone is so concerned about U. S. al4 to Tito- in Yugoslavia and U. S. handling of the Chin a-Fornaosa problem that we've all but for gotten that Greece (and its neighbor Turkey) were the .first foreign nations to capitalize on the'U, S.-Rujfian cold war. The Truman doc- trine of ''containing communism' grew out of communist threats to take over the governments of those two strategically-located countries. Bri tain; for reasons of her own, and America, "champion of freedom-loving peoples, were . quick to help them keep their right to self-government. .:"- . So we sent surplus ships to -Turkey and war material plus military advisers to Greece. We also sent food, medical supplies, farm machinery and other aid toward reconstruction. The guer rilla warfare went on and on, first one side on top and then the on who was wmiung-eneralissimo Alexander etbook. But they Truman Speech Portrays Br Joseah and Stewart ASmp WASHINGTON, Jan. These , are times, it seems, when the ap perance and the reality of politics ere d 1 vorced beyond remedy. The : president's recent ' message , bland. hopcfuL and . eupep t i c,- , .represents the ' appearance. The - best eurrentf i reality is the to-I j vesication now! 5 J carried on by Jt"PH the American government's high- est scientific advisors and cer tain other top policy-makers. . The subject of this tovesuga- tlon. Is, very simply, the desira bility of launch- lng aatther great project like the Man hattan district. In order to belld a hydrogen bomb 1,000 ec mare times-, more powerful , than the bomb that fell on Hl-r roshima. Pre vious reports in this space have disclosed the debate within the government about this kydrogea borab proJectA fundamental Is sue of hif h policy and grand stra- . tegy is also involved, which must now be dealt with. : T f ' The key fact about the sudden drive to build a hydrogen bomb as soon as possible is the fact that this drive originated immediate ly after the explosion of the Soviet atomic bomb. Until then, -our sole yo emlon of the nmoJ um-plutoniom bomb had been a grejt source of confidence, not to eay complacency. In the last - analysis, the "American atomic n atomic nopolj . had- bees.. ltS3 Je Ftvor Svocvt Vm, No Tear Xfcea First SblMMo, Kink tf, ItSt Oregon, as second claas matter oKlce ZU1 CsouacrcUl, Papagos for the Greeks or General Markos Va fiades for the -red guerrillas varied from day 'to day. ' ., y :J , Then Marshall Tito next door to Greece start ed acting up. By some strange coincidence, the communists seemed to lose interest in Greece and turn their attention to Yugoslavia. Markos. was I reported purged. Papagos emerged as the great military hero his victories partly due to Tito's defection, partly to American aid. Any way; the consensus was that the U. S. had "won" in Greece.-; ' ' , Now, this week, the coalition government which, under Soppoulis and Diomedes, helped quell the red rebellion, has resigned. This does not mean a setback lor U. S. Interests in Greece. On the contrary, it may mean further assurance that Greece will maintain her independence. ' Papagos resigned as chief of the armed forces this week, too, and the way, seems clear for him to step into the political vaccum. As a hero he is tremendously popular wth the people and already he talks like a politician. He has said he opposes dictatorship, favors "honest" demo cratic government" and wants to see the people's living conditions improved whether by leftist or rightist methods. I . AU we really know about Papagos is that he Is partly responsible for whatever success. the American campaign has in 'Greece, and 'Amer ican aid is partly responsible for whatever per sonal success he has. . If the old soldier can bring some stability, to Greece, it will represent a victory for the Tru min doctrine and Greece will become a case ia poiint cited by those who want the U. S. to help Tito. ' white enameled cooking stoves, housewives were only too happy to get rid of the old black iron ranges. Now some of the ladies seem tired of all that white porcelain equipment; it makes their kitchen look too much like an impersonal laboratory. So what's the latest fad? Why, black stoves again! Only now they're touted as "dra matic" and "glamorous.'' On deck are ranges in a wide range of "personality" colors such as chartreuse and fire engine red. Maybe they ought to put out a nice brown-speckled stove one which wouldn't show spilled coffee.. An SOS for the Bed Cross for its humanitarian blood-bank .program. Fewer than 40 persons have signed up far the mobile unit scheduled to be at the Meth odist church from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and lead ers say the list df -prospective donors is at the lowest point on record. The program carries the endorsement of the Marion-Polk County Medi cal society and is well worthy of aid. The wide chassis back and forth; more snace reouired for rta-n About 1H on- other. Reports lv thin the new regarded as a sure foundation of our security. The explosion la Siberia ended all that. ! The collapse of! the 'American atomic monopoly? therefore caused an immediate search for a substitute. The substitute is now to be the hydrogen bomb. In the - grim competition to devise wea pons of total destruction, we are. to keep Just one Jump ahead. And this , "American lead" is to re place, the former '"atomic mono poly as our security's new foun dation. - j, This idea " of the "American lead is crucially important, if only because it is the president's chief Justification ifor the current impairment of our normal arm ed strength, in the interests of economy. The Idea appeals ' to every American instinct of op . tiinism and self -Assurance. Skit tt nonetheless conceals a 1 basic deception. f ' Let us grant that maJatesance f the "American lead" is possi ble, despite the almost total dis array .of our research and de velopment program, end the total dedication of the Soviet mwoiny to war purposes. The direction of nujltary invention the place where this "lead" will logically take us is towards more and more horribly destructive , wea pons, delivered greater and great er distances, at higher and high er speeds. Today, the research ers envision hydrogen bombs carried in pilotkss jet aircraft . guided by automatic celestial na vigation. The imagination shrinks . ' from what the researchers may be thnklng about in another dec ade, provided, of course, that the whole process has not been rude ly halted in the interval. tral the explosion of the Soviet atomic bomb has shown us, once and for all. that a "lead" Is all w. Can nop. toi maintain, what we can hope toi maintain. What net. Of Ol 1-244 1. manufacturers came out with bright jMrs. Lowell - Cree, The Statesman's ' corres pondent at Mill City, sends in an item which' can hardly be. classed as news but which bears reprinting, regardless, because of its general connotation. Referring to .recent inclement wea- ' ther, Mrs. Cree writes that "rain or shine. Mm ' City folks have their Statesman, due to the re liable carriers, Leroy Podrabsky and Maurice Baisett" It Is m well-earned plaudit, and the . fact that it also applies to so many other States- ' man carriers Is a matter of pride. It was nice of Mrs. Cree to note it iff: - ; blood donors has gone out from New automobile models have "broadened" the market, a headline in the Wall Street Journal dleclares. They've broadened more than that. could mean wider garages and ears don't hmi ( our twin. certainly look nice., False Calm lng a hydrogen bomb or contract ing intercontinental guided mis siles, the Soviets can at least do later. Indeed, if ear scientists and policy makers are arguing about a hydrogen bomb project, one suspects that the Kremlin must have launched one already. J5veu If we maintain our "lead," ibis process must thus :produce . a totally new situation, in the end. Each side "will eventually be able to destroy the other. Our weapons may sull be superior. But our society will not permit these hideous new weapons to be used on the mere whisper of a dictator's order. Theirs will. Their advantage will then be greater than ours. I This kind of vision of the fu ture - herein simplified and crudely drawn to bring the basic point within newspaper compass 'has led some officials to recoil la horror from the hydrogen bomb project Obviously, bow ever, If a world armament race is on in earnest, we cannot' safely fall behind. If hydrogen bombs are to be built, we ought to be the first to build them. . -On the other hand, the same considerations have also helped to stimulate demand for a new look at the problem of Inter national control of atmic energy. An overture, indicating recep tiveneas to suggestions, has been received from Moscow. The new look Is being pressed by David CTilienfhal and certain eminent scientists of the general advisory committee of the atomic energy commission. Their, advice is not U be lightb disregarded. A great new effort to find a sure basis for, world peace ought certainly to be made. And if this efort is now: made and fails, it will be time to stop deceiving ourselves. The president tells us everything I jest Jim Dandy. fiat nottwns; Is Jim Dandy, and nothing will be, until the ghost , -of future war now haunting the , . irhi lavi . . wotm nas somenow oeen lata. ESTABLISHING iff ; 7 I :2M: : -J 'MP I JONAH) it mDcoocg (Continued from page 1.) at the May primaries; Offices to be filled include mayor, in cumbent Robert Efitrom; alder men from second, fourth, sixth and eighth wards, incumbents in order, Albert Gille, Dan J. Fry, Tom Armstrong, Walter Mus grave;. treasurer, incumbent Paul Hauser; municipal judge, Incum bent W. W. McKinney. Quite a good many persons an hearing the buzzing of tha political bee, are figuratively blowing dandelion bolls "she loves me, she loves me noL'A few have announced their plans. Others wul step forward and declare themselves. One factor that must be both ersome now is the campaign expense. No. longer will and a Ford" suffice as in the Sam Brown campaign for governor in 1S34. Printing costs are higher; so are advertising costs. Even 'postal rates are higher on cir culars and postcards; and gaso line, too, for touring the state or county. . f While most salaries of public officials have increased, tha limits . of 19 per cent of one year's salary for the candidate's own expense in the primaries and 10 per cent for the general ; election are too narrow for any hot campaign. Beyond that the - candidate must rely on dona- - tions of his friends, and some times they are not very gen erous. -, Running for office Is no long . er a poor man's . occupation. Candidates do well to set up expense budgets before they file for office and then make sure they win have the necessary funds to carry them. through the campaigns. But candidates tra ditionally live, on hopes and many will enter without sount, lng the cost : ; Politically, 1980 wul be a busy' '. year even if tt Is not a presi- , dential year. Yinrxi a nm-nr a n trKlIN AINlJ UhAK , . mf . m mw . a . T mi am -aw A COLD .WAR Literary Guidepost JONATHAN TOWARDS, by Perry Miller (Sloane; $330). The Indian - wars in western . Massachusetts 250 years ago have always interested writers look ing for excitement and thrills. But for savage, bitter fighting without quarter, they . would have done better to take up tha story o Jonathan Edwards. What Northampton did to him, says this biographer,, was as close as anyone could come m that age to a crucifixion. What he did to Northampton, however,' was to incite its sin-; ners to moan, roll and writhe.ia the aisles of his church. When he asked them to profess the -faith to which they had borne such noisy witness, they backed out, rightly fearful of getting the little end of the bargain. . Born in 1703, entering Yale at 13, a Congregationalism but not hesitating to fill a Scotch Pres byterian pulpit in New York to launch his turbulent career, he showed up in Northampton in 1728, preached there until he was ousted in 1750, - went to Stockbridge, and finally to Prin ceton in 1758, where he died , within a few 'weeks. He was the sort of man who got up at 4 in the summer and 5 in the winter. Better English By a C Williams 1. What is wrong with this sentence? "We shall be there Saturday evening at t:00 P-m." 2. What is the correct pro nunciation of "garnishee! . t. Which one of these words Is misspelled? Granaitoquence, grammarian, grandaug hter, granary. 4. What does the word dis consolate" mean? t. What is V word beginning with eq that (means "patience; composure''? 1 ANSWERS I. Either say, "We shall be there Saturday evening at SrOO,' or, "Saturday at 8 .DO pja." 2. Pronounce as spelled, gar-nlsh-see, and not gar-an-shee as so often heard. 3. Granddaughter. 4. Deeply dejected; sad. "We were moved by the tears of this disconsolate man." ft. Eaauoim ity. ra 11 By Lichty rw aatr war tu... a t. awn r BEACHHEAD and averaged 13 hours a day in his study. "Puritanism is the essence of Protestantism, and Edwards is the quintessence of Puritanism." says Miller. Abiding within the realm of Calvinism, Edwards nevertheless stiffened It Learn ing from both Newton and Locke, he reached the conclus ion that man is worthy not by his will but by God's . . . the striving which brought comme cial success was. inoperative in the spiritual field. In part his apparent reversal .of his posi . tion on the covenant, and in part his attack on the relaxed beliefs which gave free rein to the ac quisitive spirit resulted In: his downfall. - The "foremost philosopher of his day. Inspired by a vision of Christ's kingdom in America rather than merely impatient to be rid of England's obnoxious tax collectors and Judges, he ap pears here In his full stature, the hero of a great tragedy. Tha story is in the philosophy, and Miller is not a man to write down to his readers; it is a dis tinguished and memorable bio graphy. IHtollywood on Parade HOLLYWOOD Montgomery Clift was hugging and kissing Elizabeth Taylor when I looked ia on the set "A Place in the Sun" the other day. And he was get ting about $1,400 a day for doing so. The preliminaries were quite complicated. Itll look like an outdoor scene, but it was all shot Inside a sound stage. Liz comes driving up to a rooming house in a long, low convertible. She has on a sweater, for which she Is admirably suited, and a cute white Jacket Director George Stevens has sent her into the scene with a pat on the back like a football coach sending a player onto the field. "CTash! Sha rams her car into an old coupe parked at the curb. Liz chews one nail with a cute expression of guilt while Stevens yells "Cut!" and a grip ; Jeers, "Lady driver!" Liz backs her car up 70 feet and starts over. She gets out of the car and throws pebbles against Clift's second-story window. In a min ute he rushes out the front door and down the walk. They em brace and kiss. These aren't Liz's first scfeen kisses she was Robert Taylor's wife in "The Conspirator". I asked Clift later if the work is as much pleasure as one might imagine. "You mean do I like doing as many takes of these scenes as we do?" be echoes.' "Yes, I'm miserable when they're over." Between scenes, Liz rushes off for more of her three hours' daily schooling. Clift invites me Into his dressing room. This hand some 29-year-old ex-Broadway actor Is making his fifth movie. He like movies better than the stage as an acting medium. "There's a wider range and scope." pift is wearing a leather Jac ket His dark brown hair is part ed far over on the right side. His eyes are blue, his nose big and faintly hawklike. His face is lean. Licking his upper lip is a man nersm. He has a quick, diffident. Junior- Fairbanks - type grin. There's a dimple-like scar on his right cheek. When he was 13 years old, the walked through a plate-glass window in a friend's home in New York. . OUt lives in a third-floor hotel suite in Hollywood and spends most of his Sundays sleeping. He has no time for his hobby of still ' photography, he tells ma before returning to the set Then he and Liz slide Into the leather-uphol- Detroit Man Sentenced in PinballCase Earl Edward Layman, Detroit pleaded guilty to a charge of pro moting a lottery and was given a 30-day Jan sentence, to be sus pended upon payment of a $350 fine. . ' The action .came in - Marion county circuit court where Layman- waived investigation by the grand Jury, to which be had been bound over by district court earlier In the day. After pleading guilty. his attorney presented an argu ment for mitigation ox sentence. This included a statement that the complaining witness had been entitled to a large number of free plays on the pinball machine, when the power went off. Since the machine did not show the bonus when power returned, it was said that Layman reimbursed him In cash to enable the plays. The complaint was, made, the attorney said, after Layman had charged the witness with obtaining money by false pretenses. Also appearing In circuit court Friday were Richard Paul Morris, who had pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary and was continued again to January 13 for sentencing after he expressed interest in en tering the service; and Burnell A. Raphael, who pleaded guilty to a charge of sodomy and was sent to the state hospital for 30 days' ob- servauon. - Protests Filed Load Limits A number of protests were re ceived at the state highway de partment here Friday against Thursday's order of the state high way commission reducing load limits on 42 highways of the state. Most of the protests came from logging operators who declared they would not be able to operate at a profit under the now regula tion. It had been predicted that operations of some haulers would be reduced one-half as a result of the eommlssion's order. Highway department officials said the order was necessary to preserve the roads while frost is in the ground. They said the order would be cancelled as soon as the roads return to normal condition. Some haulers indicated they would ask tae state highway com mission for a hearing with a view of modifying the temporary order. Held in Salem A survey of the amount of traf fic using state highways which run through Salem is being con ducted tnls week by tha state high way department 4 Rubber cords which register the number of vehicles using these highways are stretched across var ious sections of Center. North Can- ltoL South Commercial and Court streets. Officials said the check Is routine one which Is conducted throughout the year on all state highways. The Safety Valve To the Editor: Please accept ray profound thanks for your editorial re armed intervention in Formosa. Such action as yoa have gener ally stated could only be re garded on the Asiatic mainland as notice to the world that we were setting up a last bastion of -white imperialism to bolster si" thoroughly discredited Chiang Xal Shea regimvrgainst the wishes of at least 99 per cent of ail Orientals. Tour honestly reallstte stand as opposed to the. metaphysical wish-full fillment trend of some of our really big people is la the finest tradition of giving the people light that they shall be enabled to find their wsy. L. E. Huey : 1143 Oak, St L stered convertible and continue smooching in the close-up. With work like that, who'd want a noooyr ' - I .. Incomo Tax Returns Mad Oat by J. W. Coburn ;. V - CensaUaat . mt Market St Pa. t-S9 Deal Wait Came aewt mm Against Road Iraiiicaurvey for tho fuel that U clean, cfficiont and economical uso ..CIWiTOL LuIIDSn CO.,, Wo. dear Ave. r Phone or 2-1431 Deputy Tice to ; Keep Santiam Run .. ' V "... :. Deputy S. R. Tice of the Marion county sheriffs office will continue to work the Santiam canyon terri tory temporarily. Sheriff Denver Young, said Friday. ( Tice, who had taken the shift White Deputy Edgar Scott was va cationing, will continue on the rua to give Scott sme relief from the -dy a week drive to Detroit Scott had been on the shift since falf- .-r : .. .' ... Deputy Scott returned from his vacation Jan. ST and is now on day duty out of the Sheriffs officev Grange Vote To Result in Run-off Ballot - ..-'- PORTLAND. Jan. f -flV-Unof-Ccial returns indicated today that Morton Tompkins, state grange master, 'Will face Elmer McClure, Milwaukle, in a run-off election for the Grange's top Oregon posi tion." - . Final ballots in the Grange's primary election are to be count ed tomorrow. Early returns indi cated McChire was leading Tomp kins with Victor BoehjL, Grants Pas, running third. Only the top twojp into the run-off election in If final returns follow the same bend, it will be a victory for the present administration. Tompkins and HcClure agree on almost every major issue. Boebl opposed them on almost every one. Both Tompkins and McClure favor a CVA and oppose a sales tax. Tompkins favors the Bran nan agricultural plan; McClure favors it in modified form. Boehl campaigned on an anti-CVA plat form. " y MfTliir. atata mnfi amrimf is a member of the Harding grange m yiacssmas county. Realty Board " The 29th annual dinner and In stallation of officers of Salem's ' Board of ' Realtors Is scheduled January 14 at the. Chamber of Commerce. " . ' Robert C afaguire, Portland at torney, will speak at the dinner which will Install Joe L. Bourne, real estate man at 1140 N. Capitol -st, as new board president Claude H. Murphy, state real estate com- . mlssioner, will be la charge of the '', 'dinner. At Friday's board meeting, Bour- ne stated that Salem needs more' Industry. "People' will 'come here If we provide them with something y todo, Jieaaid. , Burr Handed .j 1 . A charge of auto larceny against Robert M. Burr, who escaped in December from the state hospi tal's criminal insane ward, was passed on to the grand Jury Fri day to Marion county district' court -. Burr waived attorney and pre liminary hearing when arrainged on charges of stealing a car which he has told officers he and Marion Watson used in the escape. Burr was captured last week in San Diego, but Watson is still at large. COCOA ntOJECT KUALA LUMPUR -JP)- Ma laya is getting Into the cocoa pro ducing industry. As a first step the Malayan Federation govern ment has ordered (,000 cocoa seeds from the Cold Coast . GUARANTEED WATCH CLOCK aad JEWELRY REPAIRING - at- uasohaki men Thfj Jewel Box 441 State ' One Door From Western TJnlea Automatic EltctrU Basdmont" - - Sump Pumps $61.50 o o Slates Dinner loOrandjiny fUPL UMBINQ -HE A TIHQ sgaasssnw r a aeea